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40. It is not beyond the realm of possibility to think

Mon Jun 2, 2014, 12:36 PM

Jun 2014

that this fellow could have had a breakdown and walked away, or a million other reasons as to why he was suddenly not there. The fact that people think he's a deserter is irrelevant. Until they can get inside his head to try to find out what was going on, he's worth saving. With the high rate of suicides among the military, I'm surprised we don't hear more reports of mental schisms and breaks.

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We Lost Soldiers in the Hunt for Bergdahl, a Guy Who Walked Off in the Dead of Night [View all] DonViejo Jun 2014 OP

How senseless. GeorgeGist Jun 2014 #1

Six people were dead because of Bush, and the deserter meme is unproven and soldiers are human Fred Sanders Jun 2014 #3

It's hardly just this one guy TorchTheWitch Jun 2014 #8

did he have a psychotic episode? riverwalker Jun 2014 #53

how would I know that? TorchTheWitch Jun 2014 #79

Alleged deserter. And not one member of US forces should have been there anyways. marble falls Jun 2014 #5

Alleged deserter, confirmed American soldier left on the battlefield. Fred Sanders Jun 2014 #11

That's always been the promise. Noone left behind. marble falls Jun 2014 #69

Which six? ieoeja Jun 2014 #26

Tell me just what did you mean by Lee-Lee Jun 2014 #42

Lots of time around lots of veterans and cops. ieoeja Jun 2014 #61

my question. how do they know he deserted? spanone Jun 2014 #71

One person's opinion. And the dramatic "now the story can be told" is a lie, it has bee told, with Fred Sanders Jun 2014 #2

No one walks in his shoes newfie11 Jun 2014 #4

Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 2014 #16

I don't think he's been living a great life newfie11 Jun 2014 #24

Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 2014 #41

What price? stone space Jun 2014 #32

It makes no sense to me that an American soldier sufrommich Jun 2014 #6

I was thinking the same thing. cyberswede Jun 2014 #18

Soldiers deserted in Korean War. AngryAmish Jun 2014 #27

He's innocent until proved guilty, even in a court-martial. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2014 #7

Strange, I recall reading the story nadinbrzezinski Jun 2014 #9

Here's a non-contemporary link metalbot Jun 2014 #10

Thanks for the link. I'm thinking he is one of the "uncategorizables." JohnnyLib2 Jun 2014 #13

aah, michael hastings wrote this story! m-lekktor Jun 2014 #14

That is a great read-- panader0 Jun 2014 #29

Michael Hastings Aerows Jun 2014 #49

great piece riverwalker Jun 2014 #54

I haven't read a single account by anyone who actually saw what happened to Bergdahl that night riderinthestorm Jun 2014 #12

Hold it I have never heard any mention if Tillman being hated by his fellow soldiers underpants Jun 2014 #15

nor was he "fragged". Schema Thing Jun 2014 #17

I read Krakauer's book underpants Jun 2014 #21

Sorry. I'm relying on old information perhaps? riderinthestorm Jun 2014 #25

Tillman was murdered for being an atheist? Really? hack89 Jun 2014 #34

There's many other links when I did a google search. That one just came up first riderinthestorm Jun 2014 #38

Because the link you did choose to post is from some CTrs blog hack89 Jun 2014 #47

Going After Cacciato alcibiades_mystery Jun 2014 #19

“And now it is time for a final act of courage. I urge you: March proudly into your own dream.” pinboy3niner Jun 2014 #63

Everyone of these "desertion" stories are from right wing sources tenderfoot Jun 2014 #20

"Rolling Stone" is a "right-wing source"? (nt) Nye Bevan Jun 2014 #23

BBC is right wing? 840high Jun 2014 #78

"If deployment is lame, I'm going to get lost in the mountains and make my way to China." Nye Bevan Jun 2014 #22

Bowe Bergdahl is a human being Aerows Jun 2014 #51

Some people can't function unless they pick a side/team first (Democrat or Republican). 951-Riverside Jun 2014 #28

At this point, what difference does it make? mwrguy Jun 2014 #30

I find it sickening that these accounts are suddenly springing up (and TwilightGardener Jun 2014 #31

They are not "suddenly popping up" Lee-Lee Jun 2014 #43

Bullshit. You know nothing about me. I am married to a military retiree TwilightGardener Jun 2014 #46

reading is key. SammyWinstonJack Jun 2014 #65

You and I rarely agree Aerows Jun 2014 #52

We lost soldiers looking for Saddam's WMD's too jberryhill Jun 2014 #33

yeah and they were all sent into battle over a series of damnable lies. librechik Jun 2014 #35

where was he going to walk to in the middle of afghanistan? xchrom Jun 2014 #36

this jackass thinks the circumstances he describes made the Sgt. less-worthy of rescue bigtree Jun 2014 #37

AFAICT from that story, the soldiers lost were not involved in the hunt in any way. Demit Jun 2014 #39

It is not beyond the realm of possibility to think reflection Jun 2014 #40

Good points. "Passive suicide" would fit, too, considering where he was. JohnnyLib2 Jun 2014 #45

Color me skeptical...I think we would have heard more of this prior... joeybee12 Jun 2014 #44

Google it Lee-Lee Jun 2014 #48

So shouldn't people be grateful? Blue_Tires Jun 2014 #50

if bergdahl was against the war, they probably considered him a traitor long before he went missing. spanone Jun 2014 #55

Alleged. Let's not participate in hanging him before he's even out of the hospital. nt Hekate Jun 2014 #56

Bergdahl may be a good guy, or a bad guy. But we know one thing for certain. AngryAmish Jun 2014 #57

he was captured taking a dump riverwalker Jun 2014 #58

Thanks. "We were attacking the post he was sitting taking (shit) he had no gun TwilightGardener Jun 2014 #64

Hey, everyone - READ THE ABOVE POST! Pathwalker Jun 2014 #66

That doesn't make much sense Lee-Lee Jun 2014 #67

Walking around with his pants down makes sense? Huh? Pathwalker Jun 2014 #68

I mean caught using the bathroom after he had walked away Lee-Lee Jun 2014 #73

So an American soldier has been a prisoner of the Taliban for five years War Horse Jun 2014 #59

Bush Jr. walked off ... GeorgeGist Jun 2014 #60

No you cannot talk about it now. If there is evidence of desertion he is entitled to due yellowcanine Jun 2014 #62

We are just hearing one version. As a vet I would simply leave it alone. You never know what the Katashi_itto Jun 2014 #70

That was my thought: the ones making noise are the ones we're hearing... JHB Jun 2014 #72

And what about Bergdahl's plummeting moral Shankapotomus Jun 2014 #74

From the Rolling Stone story: ohheckyeah Jun 2014 #75

Sounds to me like he was a sensitive young man who couldn't deal with the stress OregonBlue Jun 2014 #76

We don't leave American soldiers in the hands of our enemies, or shouldn't...... Swede Atlanta Jun 2014 #77